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Who: Ororo and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide video
Action: On the Marsiva
When: Right now!

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[ The video feed clicks on as Ororo wakes, with the sound of her cape's wrist bangles clattering against whatever assorted metal fixtures there are on the bed as she gets to her feet. It's quiet aside from the background noise of the Hospitality Deck, with Ororo silently assessing the situation she'd found herself in. Was it a kidnapping? She could see the void of stars and space through the large window - had she been pulled into another intergalactic issue? Ororo frowned, the sparks of lightning crawling along her skin making the video feed flicker with static. ]

[ Assuming that there were other X-Men with her here somewhere (nine times out of ten they were pulled into these things together), she decided to go looking for them and regroup... or at least find someone on the Deck to question. She takes the communicator with her just because it looked useful, but neglects to switch it off or anything - so between brief moments of static from her lightning, it happens to pick up her movement and voice as she mutters to herself: ]

By the Goddess, I do not have time for this. I have a school to run!

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[If the hair wasn't enough the comment about running a school would be. Not her Storm. But it's been so long since she's seen her Storm. She never showed up at the prison even for a moment like some of the others.]

You really can pull of any hairstyle, can't you? [A quip and from a Kitty with shorter hair than Ororo is probably used to, but her eyes tell a deeper story. It's an odd thing being so happy and hopeful to see a stranger. But she's getting used to it. She has quite the little X-Family here now. Always room for more. Maybe leaving the prison wasn't such a bad thing after all.]

[ She swallows the annoyed "What?" that was about to spring to her lips - her already dangersously stretched patience tempered by that particularly familiar voice. She finally takes a good look at the communicator in her hand-- ]

Kitten?

No one's called me that in awhile. [Just a hint too softly.] Hey.

[It's getting kind of overwhelming. Rogue, Kurt, and Remy all here greeting her when she arrived and then Logan and Erik? Even Laura despite only knowing her in the prison. And now Storm. If it wasn't for the part where they were all abducted and held against their wills this would really be touching.]

Kitten, we had a faculty meeting just last night. [ Ororo chuckles, mood improving slightly. She'd take a closer look at Kitty, but she's a bit too preoccupied with a more pressing situation right now. ]

Where are you? Is anyone else with us here?

[She lightly bites the inside of her bottom lip. She's going to have to point it out.]

There are. [But she can't just start listing them because eventually she'll get to someone who is a villain or unknown or dead or any other strange or traumatic thing.]

I wasn't at a faculty meeting. [So her world's Kitty is a teacher? Laura did mention an Institute.]

[Laura picks up that voice from wherever she is perched on the ship, and a few minutes later she finds herself peering around the corner at Ororo, her gaze thoughtful. She...seemed like the 'correct' storm, although with that haircut, well...]

Storm.

[She called as she stepped into view.]

That's quite a look ya got goin' there chere. [Another X-Man? Wow, you would almost think mutations were catchy with the amount of them showing up of late. Although once again Remy was sure this wasn't the Storm from his universe (there were just so many out there) but if she was as easy going as the others who had shown up then it shouldn't be a real problem.] I like it, really suits ya.

[You know, focusing on the important things first.]

[Well how about that. It's almost a damn reunion here. Though this is certainly a retro look for Ororo. He hasn't seen her with that haircut in a few years. That was odd.]

You're in space, 'Ro. Don't go fryin' the circuitboards trying to get off.

[She's not an x-man, but she does appreciate interesting hairstyles. And, well, Nightingale has sort of taken upon herself the job of trying to explain things to as many newbies as she can.]

You had a school to run. Now you have an enforced vacation, by way of unfortunate kidnapping.

If it helps, I'm told no time passes back in your homeworld while you're here. So you'll get back to your school exactly as you left it.

[... Sometimes she's not very good at that 'helping newbies' thing.]

Edited 2016-03-03 08:36 (UTC)

[Whoa, this lady looks neat. She's got cool bangles and cool hair and she looks like she fights evil monsters on a day-to-day basis. That's enough that Takeshi catches curiously, half of his head poking out from behind one of the bunks. The sparks of lightning are concerning, but then she talks, and...]

You're a teacher? Do you teach Elementary school?

[He thinks he'd be in school by now. If he were still home, he'd get to go to school.

Even if he's very runty, looks no more than five, he'd definitely go.]

Laura! [Ororo knows that voice, and that figure, though it's been a while since she'd seen her last. She finds herself smiling a little bit despite the situation they were in; it was instinct when it came to interacting with X23.] It's good to see you. Have you been awake long?

[Ororo peers down at the communicator. She'd have preferred to hear this familiar voice in person, but it was better than nothing.]

You say that about every style I have, Remy.

[She can't tell that there's something different about him yet; after all, he only joined the X-Men after her initial punk rock phase. She isn't sure if he's seen pictures...]

[... Somehow she's barely surprised to hear his voice, even from her communicator. She looks at him through the tiny device.]

A little lightning has never hurt any space-worthy craft we've been in before, Logan. [Said a bit haughtily; she's still peeved about this whole situation.] And whoever's taken us this time will just have to deal with it, regardless of their intentions of bringing us here.

[Fortunately, that explanation is... not even new to Ororo. Getting whisked away by impromptu kidnappings, with no time passing back in her homeworld, is a bit old hat for her by now. So this new information is taken in with little more than an irritated sigh... and a fair bit more static.]

That's good to hear. But in my experience, anything enforced by kidnapping tends to come hand in hand with other, unfortunate circumstances to be dealt with. [Or at least, that's how it usually happens in comicbook crossover events.]

I assume you are part of this... vacation as well?

[The last thing Ororo was expecting to hear here was the voice of a child. She turns to look back at the little figure huddled behind a nearby bunk, her earlier ire melting away to surprise.]

... No, I'm afraid not. My students are all in high school. [She smiles a little.] You can come out, I will not hurt you.

[Maybe it's the voice or the way of speaking that finally gets to her, but Ororo is taking a closer look at her device's screen and frowning thoughtfully.]

... No, I suppose not.

[She answered to Kitten before, but...]

Who are you?

[Okay, that hurts a little.] I'm still Kitty Pryde. Still an X-Man. But we're from different realities. There's a lot of that here.

[... sorry Kitty!! But they live in a world where shapeshifters are a thing you know.]

Ah. I think I see, now. [She gives her a small, apologetic smile.] You seem to know me despite that...? [She's not sure if that's a good or bad thing? Hopefully a good thing.]

[Fair enough. Also not Mystique.]

I know my Ororo. [So possessive.] We were on the team together.

[Hearing that is all it takes for her smile to warm. Kitty is just. So dear to her.]

That's good to hear.

So then, are the rest of your team here with you? [She did mention others being here, after all.]

[ -- another x-man. wowsers, but either the atroma have a particular poaching penchant for mutants or...well, kate doesn't really know the alternative. kate recognizes storm right of the bat (how could she not?) but she approaches the feed with the understanding that familiarity might not be mutual. ]

Sorry. [ exhale. ] Time's about all we have in the Fleet.

[How brave, Kate! Ororo is familiar with her in passing. They didn't exactly meet, but Ororo was ~~barely~~ present in Children's Crusade.... Perhaps it's better that Ororo only barely remembers her.]

[Regardless, Ororo's answer is immediate:] Forgive me if I say that that is not an answer I am willing to take on face value.

I don't blame you. [ kate sighs. ] But it's been backed up and corroborated by almost anyone considered a veteran, here. We're yanked from time as well as place. Apparently.

People don't miss us. [ and then, with a little more seriousness: ] I can vouch for this happening.

Can you? [Ororo peers down at the communicator in interest, perhaps a touch of skepticism.] You would be considered a veteran, then?

Edited 2016-03-03 15:32 (UTC)

Not even a little bit. But I -- I know a guy. And he's here, too. But let's just say he's a little behind the times. [ hopefully that makes sense. kate doesn't wanna get too specific. especially since storm knows clint. ]

The moment he last remembers, back home? I'd have noticed if he went missing.

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